Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Toronto FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Toronto FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 23:30 UTC BMO Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Deandre Kerr 50' 1–0
1–1 56' Tristan Blackmon
1–2 66' Brian White
Y 32' Sebastian Berhalter
Y 60' Pedro Vite
Raoul Petretta 76' Y
Y 87' Javain Brown

Overview

Match Preview

Toronto FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at BMO Field.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

2
3
6
Toronto FC 11 games · Avg 2.6 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-16 Toronto FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-05-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Toronto FC 2021-04-24 Toronto FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-09-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Toronto FC 2020-08-22 Toronto FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
30 Aug Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
26 Aug Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
20 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 2–3 L
16 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
08 Jul St. Louis City H 0–1 L
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Toronto FC A 2–1 W
02 Sep New York City FC A 1–1 D
31 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 1–0 W
27 Aug Portland Timbers A 3–2 W
21 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 0–1 L
16 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 4–2 W

Season Stats

Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#13 Position #16
29 Points 50
27 Played 26
6 / 11 / 10 W / D / L 15 / 5 / 6
39 Scored 59
51 Conceded 26
-12 GD +33
1.07 PPG 1.92
22% Win % 58%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Toronto FC are 13th (29 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Toronto FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
4/7
61-75
7/6
76+
9/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
8/3
16-30
10/4
31-45
6/8
46-60
4/5
61-75
6/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Toronto FC
Daniel Salloi 7 G 5 A
Josh Sargent 7 G 2 A
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 17 G
Thomas Muller 9 G 5 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Toronto FC get us underway at BMO Field.
  • 5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-1-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' It looks surprising Toronto FC does not make any changes. Ali Ahmed has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' Sebastian Berhalter catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 32.
  • 37' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 42' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with the perfectly-timed delivery and Deandre Kerr makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 55' Toronto FC have won 376 goals from 288 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' The USA Tristan Blackmon breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 1-1!
  • 58' Pedro Vite is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sebastian Berhalter at the 58 minute mark.
  • 60' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 65' Russell Teibert is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
  • 66' What composure from Brian White! The USA international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Toronto FC! Latif Blessing comes on to replace Kobe Franklin.
  • 69' The whistle greets Franco Ibarra as he departs to be replaced by Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty.
  • 74' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tomas Romero is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 76' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Raoul Petretta on 76 minutes.
  • 80' The Toronto FC manager makes a substitution. Deandre Kerr departs to be replaced by C.J. Sapong.
  • 85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Javain Brown on 87.
  • 90' The whistle greets Alessandro Schopf as he departs to be replaced by Russell Teibert.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Vancouver Whitecaps FC take all three points.

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nick DeLeon 2
Pablo Piatti 2
Brian White 2
Jonathan Osorio 2
Jake Nerwinski 2
Lucas Cavallini 2
Cristian Dajome 1
Fredy Montero 1

Head to Head

2023-09-16 Toronto FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-05-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Toronto FC 2021-04-24 Toronto FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-09-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Toronto FC 2020-08-22 Toronto FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Toronto FC Form

2023-09-16 Toronto FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-08-30 Toronto FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2023-08-26 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Toronto FC L 2023-08-20 Toronto FC 2–3 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-07-16 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Toronto FC L 2023-07-08 Toronto FC 0–1 St. Louis City L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2023-09-16 Toronto FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-09-02 New York City FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-08-31 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-08-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.17 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Toronto FC22% Draw23% Vancouver Whitecaps FC55%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw
45%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
78%
Toronto FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC17% Draw40% Vancouver Whitecaps FC43%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
8.3%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 3
5.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
5.1%
2 – 3
4%
1 – 4
3.7%
1 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 11% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 22% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 18% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.